Peter Welch actually said...

"Why waste this money that belongs to the public?"

"Well, I want to thank all of the witnesses. Mr. Chairman, our colleagues, we have an opportunity finally to do something good for all of our communities, because they all need it."

"I think we all agree with that. But having the money from a public asset go to private gain, do you have any argument that that makes any sense?"

"Faster is better than slower, right?"